The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a low back disorder, an initial compensable rating for traumatic hematuria, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for his left knee injury. The reasons were that there was no medical evidence linking these conditions to service, and the veteran failed to report for necessary VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient medical evidence to establish a link between the veteran's current disabilities and his military service, and also noted that the veteran did not provide good cause for failing to attend scheduled VA examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disorder (sciatica), traumatic hematuria, left knee injury, postoperative
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0636313
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What this means for you
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